Taylor's Ball

Sooooooo some of my friends and I attended the Taylor's Ball in Sheraton Hotel KL. I was sooo unprepared for the ball and didn't have a decent dress to wear for the occasion, so again, I ended up going on an impulsive shopping trip to Masjid India, going there all the way from Kelana Jaya by LRT for the very first time. 

So after settling for a so-so red dress (because I couldnt find anything nice) and getting ready, we attended the Ball, which was again all the way in KL. The theme for Taylor's Ball this year was constellation, but no one I know has ever followed and dressed up according to a Ball's theme. So I strolled in the Ballroom mightily in me red dress only to find majority of the attendees wearing either black, white or navy blue tuxes and dresses. But never mind. 

We were seated next to the loud speakers, which made my ears half deaf. Nonetheless, the performances were nice. The food, which was served as a buffet was also delicious! 

But then again, the best part of the Ball was of course the part when I won a lucky draw! It was so hilarious, I came back home with an ASUS fonepad! I was so happy

I attended the Ball with some of my council friends. 

Might be one of the few last times we could actually hang out together!

So that's the story of this year's Taylor's Ball! I hope to attend the next year's Ball with more friends since next year will be my final year. Can't wait! 

Throwback to Taman Negara

When looking back through my iPhone's photo album, I quickly glanced through the photos of the TUISC and I back in Taman Negara. We went to the protected rainforest a few months back and it was such a thrilling experience, I must say! The council members and I stayed in a seven-room home stay facility in Jerantut (Yes, I know it's a really funny name). 

On the very first day, we traveled from the home stay facility we traveled to the Gua Kota Gelanggi and a few other caves. It was terribly exhausting because the whole cave excavation took nearly three hours or more! Super duper tiring. W also trailed the forest, which was fun but kind of creepy at the same time since it was our first time entering a real forest. In the caves, we saw various rocks with many bizarre shapes! Some were shaped like a skull, an elephant, a baby and many more! I found it rather dubious that they were formed naturally because it just seemed unreal to my naked eyes. The cave excavation was also very challenging since we had to fit through small gaps between rocks and it was pitch black inside the caves, too! Nonetheless, it was an unforgettable experience since we got to see some breathtaking views from the caves

On the second day, the council and I went into the Taman Negara and we went on the Canopy Walk or a suspension bridge that stretched 530 metres long. I'm telling you, it was not as easy as it sounded especially for those who are afraid of height, that's for sure. The bridge was only fit for one person and we had to keep a certain distance from the person in front of us so that the bridge wouldn't shake vigorously. I kept singing nursery songs when I went on the bridge to keep myself happily entertained and to take my mind off the creepy height.

After that we went trekking the jungle and then we went rapid shooting which was the highlight of the entire trip. Rapid shooting is a speedy ride on a wooden boat in the Taman Negara's river. Because there were twenty people of us, we were separated in two boats. The interesting part? We had water fight against each other, splashing each other's boat with the river water and water buckets and the boat was in a really high speed that we thought it almost flipped over! SO. FUN. 

After having so much fun splashing water like a 5 year-old, we had our 'picnic' lunch by the river side and visited the Orang Asli encampments, where we learned how to use their traditional bamboo blowpipe. 

To wrap up our teambuilding trip, we went for another trip the next day to experience Flying Fox and raft building. I've tried flying fox before I truly enjoyed it! The hardest part of our last day's activity was the raft building, in which we're supposed to craft a raft from barrels, pipes and plastic ropes and we had a raft race on the river. It was such a hard work but my team won in the end, yay to that!

Our team building trip was extremely exhausting but all the mud, sweat and blood (nah, no blood) was really worth it in the end! Can't wait to go on another trip with this bunch in the future! Love you all so mucho :)

International Student Council

Hello everyone!

It's been a while and I've been rather busy in campus these days. Starting September 2014, I've been officially chosen as a the Secretary of Taylor's University International Student Council! I've always wanted to be more active in my daily uni life and perhaps this is the best way to spend my time productively. Basically, the council acts as an aspiration box for International students in Taylor's, we are also enthusiastic in promoting cultural integration. Our main focus for this year is community service; offering a helping hand for those who are in need. I'll be helping out in many projects, student conferences and most importantly, WORLDFEST!

As new council members, we've had a few outings and meetings to get to know one another better. Last Thursday, we had an appointment dinner at Nandos in Citta Mall. We chatted over food and took lots of pictures using my monopod a.k.a selfie stick hahaha. Let me tell you something, these people are the best! We've only known each other for a few weeks and we've gotten along so well!

And girls being girls, we could not stop taking selfies! 

A group photo with everyone in the department and the V.I.Ps

Here are the members of TUISC for the year 2014/2015. If you're an International student in Taylor's University, please don't hesitate to approach any of these familiar faces for any help and inquiries!

See you around, folks! xo

Disappearing Trade: Clay Potter

Hello there! It has been ages since the last time I posted something in this blog of mine.

So, my friends and I were supposed to do this English project in which we have to interview someone whose occupation is 'disappearing' meaning that there aren't many people doing that particular job anymore. After considering several options, we decided to interview a clay potter who lives in Kuala Selangor. 

Two of my girls picked me up and our journey for the first time to Kuala Selangor started! 

The sun was high, it was sizzling outside. The moment we stepped out of the car, I started to sweat and smudged my eyeliner, remind me not to experiment on any 'make-up'  during a field work next time.

We met this Indian clay potter who's willing to be interviewed by us. His son, who seemed to have a crush on one of my girls, showed us around the factory and explained the process of making claypots. 

We saw how the professional potter did their daily routine. Imagine, a potter can make up to 3000 of those small plates that you see in this picture! Isn't that amazing? I couldn't even make one!

We were given a chance to try out how to make basic clay pot. To tell you the truth, it was EXTREMELY HARD. Even Bavithra, who claimed that she has gotten the innate pottery skills as she's Indian, only managed to make a doughnut out of it. I also did try making something out of the rotating clay but unfortunately, I'm not a hands-on person. Therefore, I failed miserably and I looked waaay too messy in the photos so I shall not upload it here :)

And then we did an interview with Mr. Aru, one of the potter and the owner of the enterprise. See those chickens and elephants behind us? Those are animal-shaped penny bank that he gave to each of us as souvenirs! Isn't he nice? I got an ayam :D

Yes, it was extremely tiring! After a day of fun under the hot sun, we were invited for lunch at Bavithra's place. Her mom made us Biryani rice with fried fish and other types of Indian condiments. It was so good, by far the best Indian food I've ever had! 

After such a filling lunch, my friends suddenly craved for IKEA meatballs. THE IKEA meatballs.Well, as an Indonesian girl who has lived in Malaysia for 2 years, I'm such a failure for not trying those meatballs years ago. 

The first time I heard about IKEA meatballs, which are served with a freakin' jam, I was petrified. 

Let me repeat that. JAM.

At first I thought this meatball should be featured on Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Food-.-

Honestly, I was so shocked that those IKEA meatballs tasted so. freaking. good.

Although I felt really guilty for eating them, these babies are worth spending calories on :')

I had so much fun today and it's all thanks to my lovely girls :D